AnyShopStyle.cn: Chinese New Year Shopping Treat

In the spirit of celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year, AnyShopStyle.cn is giving away RMB 200 to shop online with purchases of their featured designers’ collections.  Just type in the code “wSdaxN” and you get RMB 200 discount on any purchase!

 From Non-Season’s winter accessories to Wear-and-Tear’s “Knit Fever” collection, Luvon by Luliu’s capsule coat collection and candy&caviar’s Autumn/Winter collection, there’s a ton of great buys and with the promotion only running from January 20-31st, you better hurry while supplies last!

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A Very Merry LumDimSum Christmas

California is about 16 hours behind Beijing, so please forgive the belated post, but after a peek into my very merry Christmas, I hope that perhaps you’ll understand why I’ve been distracted.

LumDimSum Snapshots of My Christmas Day:

My LumDimSum Family

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LumDimSum Discovery: Punjabi’s Ginger Garlic Soup

Punjabi’s Manchu Shorba – Ginger Garlic Manchow Soup (RMB 28)

WARNING my fellow Beijingers: This Thursday, Beijing’s weather forecast predicts temperatures to drop to -11 degrees Celsius.

That is scary cold, but with enough layers/puffer jackets together with enough hours of sleep and an appropriate diet, you should be able to prepare your body for the dramatic drop in temperature.

What’s a proper diet for cold weather?  Probably lay off the ice cream and other cold treats and stick to foods that will warm you up like hot pot and soups.

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candy&caviar: New Webstore Exclusives Online

Trick or Treat you ask?

candy&caviar is treating ALL LDS Readers to BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE COUPON to the launch of their new webstore exclusives!

Coupon Code: C&CLOVESLDS

Coupon valid until end of November 2011.

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candy&caviar is Pure Genius

“…For Best Results Dry Clean or Just Savor the Sweet Smell of Your Sweat and Never Wash this Piece of Art.”

“100% Cashmere. Do Not Wash the Sweetness Away”

candy&caviar essentially is a brilliant piece of art – every article, every collection, every season.

I really couldn’t say it better myself.

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Fashion Frenzy: AnyWearStyle.com has Launched!

“We’re dedicated to bringing you the hottest local fashion and design from China with an international perspective. Global fashion insiders from Paris, Milan, London and New York are also waiting to share with you the very latest news and trends.”

A new China-centric fashion website AnyWearStyle.com has just launched and it’s focus is “cutting-edge, emerging designers alongside up-to-the-minute insights into the burgeoning mainland market”.

If you are a fashion designer, boutique owner or just a fashion fanatic, you’ll want to subscribe to AnyWearStyle.com for the inside-scoop!

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Introducing candy&caviar’s SS12 Collection

TA-DAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

candy&caviar’s Spring/Summer 2012 Collection aka The Holy Grail of Fabulous Fashion has been completed!!

(and LumDimSum is very proud to have exclusive previewing rights!)

Inspired by The American Classic, candy&caviar combines American retro and street chic for Spring 2012 to produce a collection that is impeccably tailored and down-right fantabulous (it’s so friggin’ awesome, I have no choice but to create my own vocabulary to describe this spectacular collection).

LDS Top Picks of candy&caviar’s SS 2012 Collection:

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Make Me Beautiful: candy&caviar Women’s FW 2011

Using beautiful merino wool and 100% wool fabrics together with form-flattering cuts, candy&caviar’s FW Women’s collection is stunning to say the least.

A mixture of high culture and street style, here are a handful of my top picks from this collection -

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